Open mouth wrapper for rolled tubular sanitary rubber goods



June 1943. c. J. SCHMID v 2,321,254

OPEN MOUTH WRAPPER FOR ROLLED TUBULAR SANITARY RUBBER GOODS Filed April 20, 1959 CARL J- SCH/W0 Patented June 8, 1943 UNITED STATES 2 Claims. (CL 206-632) This invention relates to wrappers or containmation in cross-section while the article I4 is ers and the like for sanitary rolled rubber goods, being inserted. and has for one of its objects the production of As will b noted by ar y n ri sa simple and eflicient wrapper or package which ures 3 to 5, inclusive, the lower extension p l3 is provided with an extension lip-portion for the 5 pro rudes s ht y e ond e end t p purpose of facilitating the insertion of rubber and the article I4 is moved across the outer goods into the package from the end of the nd 0 the upp D as shown in Fig r 3, wrapper. and rests upon the upper face of the lower ex- A further object of this invention is the prot ns n l p t, in th n r a s wn in Figure duction of a simple and eflicient wrapper for 4, which lip I3, should pressure be exerted thererolled tubular goods and the like wherein the on, will flex downwardly in the manner shown in wrapper is provided at each end with an exten- Figure r y enlarging the Opening at the sion lip portion which may be flexed in o e end of the wrapper I0 and facilitating the indirection to enlarge the o en end of the wrapper s rti n f th art l 4 i t t W pp r II in a manner whereby the insertion of the goods 15 by moving t art c e n the direction of the into the wrapper will be facilitated, Y arrows shown in- Figures 4 and 5. The article Other objects and advantages of the present l4 may then be moved longitudi y Of'the invention will appear throughout the following Wrapper [0 until the article is completely encased specification and claims. within the wrapper and moved to the position In the drawing: shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 is a to plan view of th wrapper It has been found by actual experiment, that showing the manner of inserting the rubber goods it is highly important to DrOVide a pp 0 therein, a portion of the wrapper being broken container for an article such as is illustrated, away; so that the article may be easily inserted within Figure 2 is an edge elevational view ofthe the Wrapper or pac age without fear of crimp wrapper showing the oods i position; the ends or distorting or marring the entrance Figure 3 is an edge elevation of the wrapper, edge o the W pp The Particular Structure a'certain portion being broken away and illuswhich has been illustrated has resulted in a trating the position of the goods just before the great saving in the s involved n placing the rubber article engages the lip-portion of the articles Within the pp due t the fact wrapper; that the process of inserting the article into the Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, showing W pp has been a y Speeded p, and e act the article contacting the extending lip portion; that e o r eXtensiDn p l3 p s a e. Figure 5 is a View somewhat similar to Figure and rest for Contacting, the d of t ti e 4, showing the rubber article partly inserted in 5 greatly facilitates the insertion of the article. th wrapper; The fact that the upper and lower lips I2 and I3 Figure 6 is a perspective view of the wrapper. re o d i r t n t s s s a v y p nt By referring to the drawing, it will be seen item in that the movement necessary to insert that In designates the wrapper which is preferth arti int th W app r W p t th end ably formed of flexible paper to provide a rela- 40 of the article to brush against the extension end tively flat tube-like structure. The ends of the 0f the upper lip l2 nd m to rest upon the wrapper are out upon either side thereof to proextension lip l3 and then allow the article to be vide notches H to define upper lips I2 and lower mov d inwar l th x n n l p 3 pr vi in extension lips [3. As shown in the drawing, the a guide for the insertion of the article into the wrapper I0 is preferably provided with an upper wrapp rlip l2 and a lower extension lip I3 at each end It should be understood that certain detail of the wrapper. The article to be inserted, indig s n e Structure y be p y Withcated by the numeral I4, is preferably squeezed out departing from the spirit of the invention, together, as shown in Figure 1 in dotted lines, so ong as such changes fall within t e s pe by means of the fingers of the operator, or by of the appended claims.

any other suitable or desired means to provide Having described the invention, What I claim a rounded insertable end indicated in dotted lines as new is; by the numeral l5 in Figure 1. The wrapper 1. As an article of manufacture, a wrapper for ID is also squeezed together to provide preferably rolled sanitary tubular-like articles comprising a a substantially circular or oval tubular-like forsubstantially tubular-like wrapper of flexible matending beyond the other lip to permit said flex- V ible outer end to flex and enlarge the entrance at the open end of the wrapper while initially placing the article between the lips prior to inserting the article into the wrapper.

2. As an article of manufacture, a wrapper for transversely compressed rolled sanitary tubularlike rubber articles comprising a substantially tubular-like wrapper of flexible material having an open end, the sides adjacent the open end being cut slightly inwardly to provide aligned lips with openings upon either side of the lips whereby the fingers of the operator compressing the article being inserted may feed the article longitudinally of the wrapper, one of said lips having a projecting flexible outer end extending beyond the other lip to permit said flexible outer end to flex and enlarge the open end of the wrapper while initially placing the article between the lips prior "to inserting the article into the wrapper, said wrapper being sealed longitudinally to provide article confining walls whereby upon releasing pressure on the compressed article the sides of "the article will engage the walls of the sealed h tubular wrapper and be confined thereby.

CARL J. SCHMID. 

